Writing

If you’ve been trying to figure out how to write cozy horror without losing the horror part of the story, you’re dealing with one of the trickiest balancing acts in fiction right now. Cozy horror has become one of those genre labels that gets thrown around a lot, and because of that, it’s also one […]

If you’ve ever wondered how to write an overpowered protagonist without making them boring, you’ve stumbled onto one of the trickiest balancing acts in fantasy writing. Overpowered characters get a bad reputation fast, and most of the time it’s not because readers actually dislike power. It’s mainly because power without limits kills tension, and tension

If you’ve ever finished drafting a subplot and thought “okay, but why is this even in the book,” you’re dealing with one of the most common structural problems in fiction. Learning how to make subplots connect to the main story is really the difference between a novel that feels tightly woven and one that feels

Hockey romance has become one of the most beloved corners of contemporary romance, and it’s not hard to see why. There’s something about the combination of physical, high-stakes competition and emotional vulnerability that just works. For today’s post, I’ll be going over how to write a hockey romance novel that actually feels authentic to the

If you’ve finished a draft and you’re wondering what to prepare before sending your book to an editor, you’ve come to the right place. Knowing how to prepare your manuscript before working with an editor is one of the most important things you can do as a writer, and honestly, it’s something that most people

Slow-burn romance is one of the most beloved and most complained-about tropes in all of fiction. Readers love the tension, the longing, the “will they or won’t they” energy that keeps them turning pages at midnight. But if you’ve ever read a slow-burn that felt like it was going absolutely nowhere, you already know that

If you’ve been researching how to make a self-published book look professional, you already know the challenge. Self-publishing gives writers an incredible amount of creative freedom, but that freedom also comes with a lot of responsibility. There is no publishing house team vetting your cover design, no in-house editor catching your formatting errors, and no

If you’ve ever played a tabletop campaign or started building a fantasy world inspired by Dungeons and Dragons (DnD or DND), you’ve probably run into the same problem that a lot of writers and worldbuilders face: how to create a DND magic system that goes beyond spell slots and elemental attacks and actually feels connected